Your first year as a partner
This page is for partnership owners planning twelve months. A partnership "lasts one year, with renewals and upgrades based on proven activity", and "Your activity over the previous 12 months will determine your new level" (https://exponential.earth/partner/requirements, https://exponential.earth/partner/why, read 18 October 2026). Plan the year so the review has something to show.
The year in four quarters
| Quarter | Theme | Goals | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Foundations | Onboarding done; partner page live; team on current Exponential; first contribution | Onboarding checklist, First 30 days |
| Q2 | Deliver | One project delivered on a current 6.0.x release, with the customer's permission to name it | Implementation project playbook |
| Q3 | Show | Case study, one tutorial or article, conference talk or local meetup if possible | Writing a case study, Earning points through community work |
| Q4 | Review | Points and revenue counted; certifications planned; renewal decision | Renewals, upgrades and downgrades |
Measures that matter
| Measure | Why | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Points earned | Decides your level | Your own log and the Partner Dashboard once the partner website is online, planned for mid-2027 (Logging your partner activity) |
| Revenue counted by the program | Required from Professional | The partner team |
| Customer sites on a supported release | Shows you keep customers safe | Your own inventory (Keeping customer sites current) |
| Contributions merged | Shows you give back | GitHub |
| Tickets used and response times met | Shows the level fits | Your ticket history |
Quarterly review template
Quarter review <YYYY-Qn> — <Company>
Points this quarter: ____ Year to date: ____ Target level threshold: ____
Revenue counted (if applicable): ____
Projects delivered: ______________________
Contributions: PRs ___ bug reports ___ docs/translations ___ forum ___
Tickets opened: ___ met response time: ___ of ___
What worked: ______________________
What to change next quarter: ______________________
Help we need from 7x / the community: ______________________Common first-year mistakes
- Choosing a level for its logo, then not using its tickets or meetings.
- Leaving customer sites on old releases because nobody owns upgrades.
- Writing the case study at the end of the year, when the customer contact has moved on.
- Not logging activity monthly, then reconstructing it from memory before the review.
Related pages
- Your first 30 days as a partner
- The points system
- Renewals, upgrades and downgrades
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.